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Lafayette, LA vs Sugar Land, TX

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- The median age of a home in Lafayette is 31.7% older than the median age of a home in Sugar Land.
 Lafayette, LASugar Land, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$423,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.40.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$19.6$11.0
 Homes Owned49.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lafayette, LASugar Land, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,500$1,840
 Studio Apartment$700  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,540$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,790  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lafayette, LASugar Land, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lafayette, LASugar Land, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock12.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lafayette, LASugar Land, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock34.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
Over 4 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 4 years ago

I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 10 years ago

What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews
Hank · Sugar Land, TX
Whatever
Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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Brian · Baldwin Park, CA
Perfect Place For A Budding Scientist (years ago)
Over 9 years ago

I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Dustin · Sugar Land, TX
Growing City with High Quality of Life
Over 14 years ago

Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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